| Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi | ||||
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 The poster for Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator MMA | |||
| Date | December 3, 2021 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 3, 2021 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. [1] [2] [3]
Sergio Pettis made his first defence of the Bellator Bantamweight World Championship after winning his first major promotional title in May when he defeated then-champ Juan Archuleta by unanimous decision in the main event of Bellator 258. Kyoji Horiguchi, meanwhile, competed under the Bellator banner for the first time as a rostered fighter on a multifight deal. In June 2019, Horiguchi was lent by RIZIN to Bellator for a one-off fight against Darrion Caldwell – a bout Horiguchi won by unanimous decision to become champion. He later vacated the title after Horiguchi suffered a knee injury that forced him to relinquish the title while he was recovering from surgery. [2] [3]
A featherweight bout between John de Jesus and Keoni Diggs was scheduled for this event. [4] However, Diggs had to pull out due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Kai Kamaka III. [5]
A lightweight bout between Dan Moret and Mandel Nallo was scheduled for this event. [6] Nallo subsequently pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Ricardo Seixas. [7] Seixas would pull out of the bout due to unknown reasons and was replaced by Spike Carlyle, with the bout being a catchweight bout at 160 lb. [8]
A lightweight bout between Jay Jay Wilson and Alfie Davis was scheduled for this event, however Davis pulled out of the bout due to unknown reasons. [9] [10]
At the weigh-ins, Jared Scoggins missed weight for his bout, weighing in at 140 pounds, 4 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Scoggins was fined 35% of his purse which went to his opponent Josh Hill. [11]
| Main Card (Showtime) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Sergio Pettis (c) | def. | Kyoji Horiguchi | KO (spinning backfist) | 4 | 3:24 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Featherweight | Jeremy Kennedy | def. | Emmanuel Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Josh Hill | def. | Jared Scoggins | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:56 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen | def. | Collin Huckbody | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:11 | |
| Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Alexandr Shabliy | def. | Bobby King | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kai Kamaka III | def. | John de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Levan Chokheli | def. | Vinicius de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Justin Montalvo | def. | Jacob Bohn | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mike Hamel | def. | Killys Mota | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Spike Carlyle | def. | Dan Moret | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:58 | |
| Welterweight | Kyle Crutchmer | def. | Oliver Enkamp | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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